National Fraud Center Executive to Address Threat of Transnational Crime At Washington, D.C., Conference.Business Editors HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000 "Transnational crime Transnational crime is a term used by some elements of law enforcement and academia. The word "transnational" describes crimes that are not only international, that is, crimes that cross borders between countries, but crimes that by their nature have border crossings as an is a threat to political, economic, environmental and social systems worldwide," according to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Kerins, president of the National Fraud Center (NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference ), who will speak at the 2000 Transnational Crime and Corruption Center Conference today in Washington D.C. The NFC is a division of Lexis-Nexis Risk Solutions Group. "The explosive growth of the Internet is helping fuel a growing threat of fraud and other economic crime that spans all borders," added Kerins. "Criminals operating in one country can commit crimes with devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. economic impact halfway around the world with the click of a mouse. As a result, investigation and prosecution is more difficult. Conferences such as this allow us to exchange information and strategies that will help us keep pace with the criminal element in this battle." This year's conference, November 29-30 at American University American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. , brings together prominent experts and policymakers for in-depth discussion on the issues that promote creative solutions to crime and corruption to information technology users. Included in the discussion will be an examination of the role of the state, the issues of regulation and the challenge of balancing both public and private interests against the potential misuse of new technology. On Wednesday, Kerins met with leading cybercrime cybercrime also known as computer crime Any use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. specialists from the Ukraine who are attending the conference as part of a joint Ukranian American Research Program sponsored by the Department of Justice, American University and the National Institute of Justice. Kerins provided the Ukranian scholars with an overview of transnational crime in the U.S. About Lexis-Nexis The Lexis-Nexis Group unites strong brands, pioneering technologies and premium information for customers in the legal, corporate, government and education markets. Its products are available via the Web, dial-up online, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and books. A trusted source, the company offers targeted information solutions that can be integrated into its customers' business processes and systems. Combining searchable access to over 2.8 billion documents from thousands of sources with leading edge systems and tools for managing this content, Lexis-Nexis delivers a high quality resource with which to build legal research and knowledge-management solutions for the entire enterprise. Lexis-Nexis Group operating units also include Martindale-Hubbell, Butterworths Tolley in the UK, Editions du Juris-Classeur in France and other legal publishing The production of texts that report laws or discuss the Practice of Law. Originally limited to printed materials, legal publishing now encompasses electronic media as well, with most legal publications becoming available online or in CD-ROM format. businesses in Europe, North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South Africa, Asia and the Pacific. It is a division of the global publisher and information provider, Reed Elsevier Inc. For more information, please visit www.lexis-nexis.com. About Lexis-Nexis Risk Solutions Lexis-Nexis Risk Solutions, a division of Lexis-Nexis, provides fraud, business due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. and risk management solutions in full service; automated, interactive, service bureau or consulting environments to meet the unique risk needs of businesses and governments worldwide. About National Fraud Center, Inc. The National Fraud Center, Inc. (www.nationalfraud.com) was established in 1982 to address society's growing concern for fraud and today is recognized worldwide as a leader in combining decades of expert experience with the latest technology to help businesses, consumers and government agencies save millions of dollars by minimizing their exposure to costly fraud and risk issues. |
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